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![I recently wrote my first CC on a 1978 Ford LTD Landau with an unusual power source – diesel! Regularly seen in the same Atlanta neighborhood is this 1980s Toyota […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/pickup2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’80s Toyota Pickup With Solar Power")
Curbside Find: ’80s Toyota Pickup With Solar Power
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsI recently wrote my first CC on a 1978 Ford LTD Landau with an unusual power source – diesel! Regularly seen in the same Atlanta neighborhood is this 1980s Toyota […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2012) Got a growing family on a budget? Are twins on the way, but you don’t want to pulverize the piggy bank? If so, you had a plethora […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/duel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: Compact Wagon Round Up ’62.")
Curbside Comparison: Compact Wagon Round Up ’62.
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/4/2012) Got a growing family on a budget? Are twins on the way, but you don’t want to pulverize the piggy bank? If so, you had a plethora […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed")
CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […] -
Curbside Find: 1980s Chrysler LeBaron – The K-Landau
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 8 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by chrisjcieslak. -
![(first posted 8/25/2018) Here’s an interesting 26 minute video from Ford – likely from the early 70’s. Its a real flashback to that era, and entertaining for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/San-Jose-Assembly-1974-2-e1534850063408.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: 1970’s Ford Promotional Video – Mullets, Mutton Chops, and Thick Ties")
CC Cinema: 1970’s Ford Promotional Video – Mullets, Mutton Chops, and Thick Ties
Posted on August 31, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 8/25/2018) Here’s an interesting 26 minute video from Ford – likely from the early 70’s. Its a real flashback to that era, and entertaining for a […] -
![(first posted 8/30/2018) The Studebaker Scotsman has already gotten a thorough CC treatment, so if you are not familiar with the full history of the Scotsman, I suggest you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon – Bottom Feeder")
Auction Classic: 1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon – Bottom Feeder
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 107 Comments(first posted 8/30/2018) The Studebaker Scotsman has already gotten a thorough CC treatment, so if you are not familiar with the full history of the Scotsman, I suggest you […] -
![For the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240407_122330_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please")
Car Show Classic: 2021 Alvis TE 21 Continuation Graber Super Coupé – Same Again, Please
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor the grand finale of Bespoke British Week, we’re going to look at something even more unusual: the “continuation” cars. Very rare and very desirable models (the two don’t necessarily […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1977 Cougar Villager – The Fat Cat Woody Wagon
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 12/15/2012) The one-year-only 1977 Mercury Cougar Villager station wagon is worth taking a closer look at. -
![(first posted 8/30/2018) The annual Back To The Bricks car festival in Flint, Michigan took place a couple of weeks ago, and continues to produce a treasure trove […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Discovette-5-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette – The Actual Discovette Lives")
Car Show Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette – The Actual Discovette Lives
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 8/30/2018) The annual Back To The Bricks car festival in Flint, Michigan took place a couple of weeks ago, and continues to produce a treasure trove […] -
![A showroom with a floor area of 10,000 m² (107,600 ft²), filled with all sorts of used, heavy on-highway vehicles. My idea of an indoor amusement park. Two powerhouses in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo, MAN, And Broshuis – Behemoths Protected From The Elements")
CC Global: Volvo, MAN, And Broshuis – Behemoths Protected From The Elements
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 6 CommentsA showroom with a floor area of 10,000 m² (107,600 ft²), filled with all sorts of used, heavy on-highway vehicles. My idea of an indoor amusement park. Two powerhouses in […] -
![For Part 4, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year was 2018, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCN8721-e1723655282626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 4: Vacation Time to VA and WV; Mountains Not Optional.")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 4: Vacation Time to VA and WV; Mountains Not Optional.
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor Part 4, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year was 2018, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2018) This summer, my uncle (who also happens to be my boss) gave me an unusual working task: to find a nice, restorable ZIM GAZ-12 for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/zim_chayka_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: ZIM GAZ-12 / Chayka GAZ-13 Hybrid – A Rare Bird, Indeed")
CC For Sale: ZIM GAZ-12 / Chayka GAZ-13 Hybrid – A Rare Bird, Indeed
Posted on August 28, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/29/2018) This summer, my uncle (who also happens to be my boss) gave me an unusual working task: to find a nice, restorable ZIM GAZ-12 for […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Eric Clem. It’s always enjoyable to see some classic Cadillacs away from their natural American environment. This time in Lithuania, a more interesting location considering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53928096852_c7ebb20017_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: 1959 & 1968 Cadillacs In Lithuania")
Curbside Finds: 1959 & 1968 Cadillacs In Lithuania
Posted on August 27, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Eric Clem. It’s always enjoyable to see some classic Cadillacs away from their natural American environment. This time in Lithuania, a more interesting location considering […] -
![It was the weekend of the NASCAR Grant Park 165 last month, and I went downtown to take some photographs of the reconfigured area before the crowds came. This is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/131-1986-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Royale-Brougham-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Sedan – <i>So</i> Chicago")
Curbside Musings: 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Sedan – So Chicago
Posted on August 27, 2024 | 49 CommentsIt was the weekend of the NASCAR Grant Park 165 last month, and I went downtown to take some photographs of the reconfigured area before the crowds came. This is […] -
![Now here’s something you don’t see every day. Or at least, you don’t if you live in North America. What we have here is a 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PXL_20240804_165352474.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Find: 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – An Unlikely Winner")
Car Show Find: 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – An Unlikely Winner
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 19 CommentsNow here’s something you don’t see every day. Or at least, you don’t if you live in North America. What we have here is a 1996 Lancia Ypsilon – a […]
